Giant cell arteritis is also known as cranial arteritis or temporal arteritis. This is a medical condition involving inflammation in the arteries situated in the temple area. This leads to pain and tenderness in the temple area, where the hardened arteries can be felt.
[edit on Wikidata] An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa) that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available, such as a host with a weakened immune system, an altered microbiota (such as a disrupted gut flora), or breached integumentary barriers.
Opportunistic Infections and Diseases. With HIV, your compromised immune system makes you vulnerable to a number of opportunistic infections, cancers, and other conditions. Certain diseases are common to people with HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls them âAIDS-definingâ conditions. If you have one of these diseases, your infection with HIV has advanced to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Some of the more common opportunistic diseases are listed below.